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May Day Dramatised

When Safdar Hashmi wrote a play on the centenary of May Day, 1986.

First Covid, now floods; NRC work still on hold in Assam

Given the twin blows, the process of issuing rejection slips has been delayed even further in the state

Brinda Karat files police complaint against IPS Nageswar Rao

Demands Home Minister prosecutes the IPS officer for his recently made political statements

GN Saibaba denied bail to see his dying mother

Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court has rejects temporary bail to the former DU prof, now a serving a life sentence

Thok do s***e ko: Bachchan declares war on trolls

The actor, who has been in the hospital since he tested positive for Covid-19 wrote a hateful letter to internet trolls, inciting his fans to commit violence against those who wish him ill

Prof Hany Babu is NIA’s 12th arrest in Bhima Koregaon case

He is the third person to be arrested during the Covid-19 lockdown after Prof Anand Tentumble and writer Gautam Navlakha

Concerned citizens urge SC to withdraw contempt case against Prashant Bhushan

The signatories include former judges, former civil servants as well as renowned social activists who have raised concern over stifling criticism through this statement

How is Varavara Rao’s health?

The 80-year-old undertrail poet, a Covid-19 patient, has been in hospital for 12 days, and his family is yet to get any official update

What lies behind the high walls of Indian prisons?

A look at how or if, the seemingly opaque conditions in Indian prisons are being monitored by authorities, and with what degree of transparency and accountability

33rd person released from Assam Detention Camp due to CJP’s efforts

Declared foreigner while serving a 10-year sentence for an unrelated matter, Jabed Ali also spent 2 years in detention camp

GN Saibaba gets medical care, khichdi, is safe from Covid: Maharashtra govt

The state has opposed GN Saibaba’s bail plea saying he gets adequate medical care, food, and is safe in his cell

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